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Monday, August 24, 2009

Its gotta be five o:clock somewhere! I love that saying. Anyway I have been making beer since December and Ginger beer for an eternity. This last batch of Honey Nut Brown Ale came out great. It must have been, no it has to be, the honey! While it lost its head within a couple of minutes it still retained a nice carbonated fizz and a good hoppy bite and weighing in at 6% alcohol its not bad in the 'kick' department. I have a Ginger Pale Ale coming up and a nice Cinnamon Apple Ale in the hopper as well. I love homemade beer! It gets me all teary eyed and misty just thinking about it. What I like the most is learning to make more and more of the things I love - I am my own little island.

Homemade beer - very cool. We made it decades ago and it was the best beer ever. Also made root beer and made the mistake of leaving the bottles in a too-warm place. long-story short - shattered glass and brown sticky goo all over everything.

cinnamon apple ale. i coming to nyc.that would be great in a pancake batter.when I was little my grandmother used to take me to a place in Pasadena, ca. named "Foxes" where they made the best beer battered pancakes. best pancakes ever.

This looks like my kind of beer! My Dad and brother have been making beer for awhile and are starting to get my boyfriend into it more. Also attempting to make hard cider this fall since they have an abundance of apples. Did you use a kit or just have different recipes to try?

And yes, next time you have out of town guests definitely check out Classic Harbor Line for some exciting sailing tours. There are a couple of beer pairings as well a sushi & sake pairing from Morimoto. So much fun!

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Learning recipes is great, learn technique and its grand. ChezWhat is a virtual bistro with an ever changing menu based on the freshest most unique ingredients of the season. I have a passion for words and food and I love how well they go together, my kitchen explorations are my life and my life is food. Come with me while we experiment with flavors.